Religion and Values

Published
May 19, 2012

Split over nuns’ role plays out online

A Vatican report chastising the primary organization of U.S. nuns unleashes a torrent of comment.
Published
May 19, 2012

Well-known conservative priest says he fathered child

The Rev. Thomas Williams resigns from a prominent post in Rome and says he will take a year to reflect.
Published
May 12, 2012

Reflections: When it comes to gay marriage, a mother knows that love is love

Of course there are exceptions. Of course some men come out in their 40s and surprise even the most attentive mom. But most moms know. Even research shows a unique bond between mothers and their gay sons. Authors write about it. Information on the web abounds. I can tell you, as Zac’s mom and as […]
Published
May 12, 2012

Bill against Shariah law clears Kansas Legislature

Without ever mentioning Shariah law, the measure says rulings can't be based on foreign laws or legal systems.
Published
May 12, 2012

Rutgers builds Jewish community

Jewish enrollment at Rutgers University’s flagship campus is estimated to have jumped by more than 20 percent last year, due in no small part to the growth of services on campus that are particularly appealing to Orthodox students, community leaders say. The word has gotten out — at Jewish day schools — that Rutgers’ New […]

Published
May 11, 2012

Religion Calendar

Today Rummage sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Clark Memorial United Methodist Church, Forest and Pleasant avenues, Portland. Sunday “Blanket The World With Love,” 9 a.m., service project that provides blankets to families in third world countries. Monetary donations will be collected at the service on Mother’s Day and may be made in honor or […]
Published
May 5, 2012

A Catholic woman has questions for the Church, but asking is difficult

It is no fun being a Catholic woman these days. In fact, it is almost embarrassing. First, the church hierarchy reminded us that those birth control pills in our medicine cabinets are forbidden. Then the bishops repeated their opposition, in various state legislatures, to any legal standing for our gay friends, family members, neighbors or […]
Published
May 5, 2012

Ten Commandments case in Virginia heads to court

RICHMOND, Va. – Free-speech groups and a southwest Virginia school division are squaring off over a lawsuit challenging the display of the Ten Commandments in a public high school. The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia is suing on behalf of a student to remove the Ten Commandments from Narrows High School, saying the display […]
Published
May 5, 2012

Religion Calendar

Today Yard, plant and bake sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., First Congregational Church of North Berwick, High Street. Yard and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., held rain or shine, West Scarborough United Methodist Church, Route 1, Dunstan Corner, Scarborough. Bake and book sale, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., during the May Day […]
Published
May 5, 2012

Radical past sets lecturer apart

Shiraz Maher emphasizes the complexity that led him to leave an extreme group.

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